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May 19, 2011

christine sheppard and 3 other people answered this question

ROI of virtualizing my servers?

I just wrote a blog about this topic ... check it out, it might give you some more information to think about!
http://www.atum.com/blog/virtualization/5-good-reasons-why-virtualization-is-... more

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March 25, 2011

Michael Dortch and 1 other person answered this question

Virtualization Best Practices: What are your 3 tips for creating a virtualization strategy?

I largely agree wtih Mr. Kline's earlier recommendations. In addition, I've worked and am working with several IT decision makers and virtualization practitioners in preparation for some virtualization sessions I'm moderating at Interop Las Vegas in May. (More information about these is online at http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/conference/virtualization.php.) ... more

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Jan. 5, 2011

JP Morgenthal and 7 other people answered this question

How do you start formulating a virtualization strategy?

Let me offer up a more tactical approach to your question, start with an inventory of your current data center environment. Understanding what you have will be a critical piece of information when you sit down to plan your virtualization strategy. Next, identify if your ... more

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Oct. 14, 2010

Mike Vizard answered this question

What's the number one reason why virtualization projects fail?

I think that they fail to consider the server consolidation is a one time saving. So now where you use to have 10 physical servers, you wind up with the operational costs of managing 100 virtual servers and no real process to deal with it. ... more

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Oct. 4, 2010

Valerie Evans answered this question

What are some examples of virtualization applications?

Hi Steve,
just to briefly introduce myself, I am Valerie & I work with the IBM Software Group.
I would like to share some resources for you to explore based on your interest in virtualization
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/
If you can expand on this further in regards to your current environment ... more

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Oct. 2, 2010

Andrew Baker and 3 other people answered this question

What is a good reason for NOT implementing virtualization?

Nick,
There are very few instances where I would recommend that an individual or organization NOT implement server virtualization. One such instance would be if they lacked the knowledge or staffing to manage the environment on an ongoing basis. Size of the organization is not a ... more

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Oct. 1, 2010

Paul Knight answered this question

What software products are specific to the virtualization industry?

The core product that drives the virtualization industry is the "hypervisor". This is the software that takes the underlying hardware resources and serves them up to the guest servers that are created on top of this platform. There are two types of hypervisor. Type 1, ... more

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Oct. 1, 2010

Steve Heusser answered this question

Virtualization: How will it impact the future?

How I project that virtualization will impact the future would be a continuation of how it is impacting the present. I will provide my projections on server virtualization as I don’t see desktop virtualization being a major player in the market for the near term. ... more

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Sept. 29, 2010

Wayne Mills answered this question

Are Parallels and Boot Camp the same thing?

Parallels is a VM for Mac's. you first boot up your mac then you start a Parallel session.
Bootcamp is for duel booting. you can boot into ether mac or PC.
I believe that you can use them together as well. more

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Sept. 29, 2010

Andrew Baker and 1 other person answered this question

What's the difference between desktop virtualziation and server virtualization?

Jim,
They are only slightly different, using some similar technology in most aspects.
Server virtualization is typically used to consolidate XX number of physical server instances onto a much smaller number of physical hosts running equal or more virtual server instances. The primary benefits include better utilization, ... more

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